Definition of LINGUISM

linguism

Meanings

Noun

  • Discrimination based on a person's language.
  • Competition among or unequal treatment of languages and their speaker communities.
  • Conversance with, or predilection for, (foreign) languages
  • Advocacy of languages on a regional basis

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from linguist + -ism.

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